COBOL FILLER

>COBOL FILLER, ILE COBOL The COBOL FILLER item is treated as if it were an item with a level number equal to that of the preceding item.

>FILLER in COBOL Tutorials The COBOL FILLER is a special type of COBOL field. It is a reserved word, and you can have as many COBOL FILLER fields in a record as you want -- the name does not have to be unique as field names generally must be. FILLER in COBOL can also be used to create a field, or place holder, that you will never need to refer to by name, so you might find it contains actual data, not just blank space.

>FILLER in COBOL Explanation of FILLER in COBOL. It is a reserved word. The COBOL FILLER is used immediately following a level number and preceding a PICTURE clause that defines a fields size and data type. COBOL restricts the use of FILLER in COBOL to the Data Division.